I found a Fujifilm FPM 100-A desktop film processing unit on Trade Me, originally used for developing, fixing washing and drying xray film for a vet practice.
My immediate thought was it might be able to develop large format negatives and a dummy run with some rubbish film indicates it will handle 4x5 and 5x7 sheets just fine. It tractor feeds the negative in one end and dip and dunks then dries the film, popping it out the other end in short order nice and dry.
My question is- has anyone else used or modified one of these units for this purpose? I need to know how to slow the feed down so that negatives spend 6 or 7 minutes in developer instead of 30 seconds. Between the chemical pumps, chemical heaters and drier unit, simply reducing the voltage is not an option.
Any thoughts would be appreciated
My immediate thought was it might be able to develop large format negatives and a dummy run with some rubbish film indicates it will handle 4x5 and 5x7 sheets just fine. It tractor feeds the negative in one end and dip and dunks then dries the film, popping it out the other end in short order nice and dry.
My question is- has anyone else used or modified one of these units for this purpose? I need to know how to slow the feed down so that negatives spend 6 or 7 minutes in developer instead of 30 seconds. Between the chemical pumps, chemical heaters and drier unit, simply reducing the voltage is not an option.
Any thoughts would be appreciated
